The Hidden Words — §116
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 116 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤٠) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾
از بند ملک خود را رهائی بخش و از حبس نفس خود را آزاد کن وقت را غنيمت شمر زيرا که اين وقت را ديگر نبينی و اين زمان را هرگز نيابی *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(40) O MY SERVANT!
Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the immediate destiniestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: cast Him into prisongleaningsGWB §183: and hath accepted to be made a prisonerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: and the prison into which I am castthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: hath been imprisonedgleaningsGWB §221: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Thy bondage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: peoplegleaningsGWB §409: every onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: their soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: with each others’ concernstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: yegleaningsGWB §120: His own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thine own Essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “treasure”, “chance”, “precious” (8 occurrences)
SE usually renders this root as “regard”, “count”, “unnumbered”
regard 19% count 19% unnumbered 13% seize 13% which 6% allow 6% even 6% take 6% accounting 6% hath 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itselfgleaningsGWB §553: countkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: innumerablethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: belittle notwill-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumberedgleaningsGWB §673: Take heed lest ye forfeitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: clear tokengleaningsGWB §685: would perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: could offerthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: do I findwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: it was noticedgleaningsGWB §44: have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: have gathered
SE rendered وقت (wqt), ديگر (dígr), نبينی (nbíní), زمان (zmán) as “more, will come”
SE rendered ديگر (dígr), نبينی (nbíní), زمان (zmán), هرگز (hrgz) as “more, will come”
SE rendered ديگر (dígr), نبينی (nbíní), زمان (zmán), هرگز (hrgz), نيابی (níábí) as “more, will come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: they may findgleaningsGWB §335: may be made known unto youkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: findethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be ledthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: understandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: would beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: mayest fathom
